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“It might be [a] healthy [debate], but that sounds like a bunch of name calling to me,” Paul said of Perry’s op-ed in The Washington Post that alleged the Kentucky senator was “advocating for inaction” in Iraq.

The Texas governor wrote in his op-ed, which was published Friday, “It’s disheartening to hear fellow Republicans, such as Sen. Rand Paul (Ky.), suggest that our nation should ignore what’s happening in Iraq. The main problem with this argument is that it means ignoring the profound threat that the group now calling itself the Islamic State poses to the United States and the world.”

“I would argue that if anything, my ideas for this crisis are both stronger [than Perry’s], and are not simply rooted in bluster,” Paul wrote. “If the governor continues to insist that these proposals mean I’m somehow ‘ignoring ISIS,’ I’ll make it my personal policy to ignore Rick Perry’s opinions.”

On Tuesday, Paul explained his foreign policy, specifically his aversion to sending troops back to Iraq, to host Sean Hannity.

“What I would say to people who want to criticize me and call me names is ‘Do they want to put troops back in?’” Paul said. “The Iraqis stripped off their uniforms and ran, wouldn’t defend their cities and you want our GIs to get on the ground and fight? So what in the world is the governor calling for? Is that what he wants? Troops on the ground in Iraq? I think that’s a mistake.”

He continued, “Frankly, I think if you have 100 GIs on your show, and they’re not allowed to do this, but if they were, I’d think most of them would say they are not interested.”